A Look Into Today's Anesthesia Industry and the Increased Need for Providers
There is no argument that the COVID-19 Virus affected every aspect of human life across the planet in 2020 and 2021. It is considered one of the most abnormal and chaotic periods of time in human history. Every profession was brought to a standstill, and America – for the first time in the modern era – became silent.
Now, with the pandemic lifting, life is thankfully returning to normal. As Americans move closer to pre-pandemic life, so do the daily routines of one of the country’s most trusted groups of specialized healthcare professionals: Anesthesiologists and CRNAs.
The overall Anesthesiology industry is valued at over 26 billion dollars annually. With the growing demand for anesthesia services, many healthcare facilities have taken a new approach to finding the quality providers in a very short timeframe. There are a few options out there, but the most common staffing resource facilities turn to is locum tenens, and it has taken the medical placement industry by storm.
For those unfamiliar with “locum tenens,” the term refers to placing temporary physicians, or “locum tenens doctors” on contract with recruitment agencies to perform medical services for a healthcare organization over a certain period of time. It’s derived from the Latin phrase meaning “to hold the place of.”
Locum tenens companies, or locums for short, have been popping up all over the country since the ’90s. As the demand for specialized services grows, so does the competition. With countless healthcare staffing firms already established throughout the United States, how does a facility choose the right one?
Western Healthcare has taken locums to a new level, with Anesthesiology (and Emergency Medicine) being the flagship positions for their locum clients. Western Healthcare, a healthcare staffing firm located in Dallas, Texas, has become one of the most well-respected companies in the U.S. for locum tenens due primarily to one characteristic: EXPERIENCE. Experience is the backbone of the company. Our leadership team has nearly 30 years of experience in the healthcare recruiting arena, and the company is growing rapidly, showing no signs of slowing down.
Clients enjoy working with Western because each staff member vets every physician and advanced practitioner carefully to ensure every provider without any doubt is the right provider for the right client. The Western Healthcare way is not just about trying to find you a provider that is willing to do the job, but rather finding you the right fit for your needs based on practice requirements, setting, and most importantly, your facility. Our team takes the time to make sure both parties understand this, so that when a potential candidate is presented to you, you know this is a qualified candidate based on your criteria and wants to work at your facility.
Let’s partner together. Let us become an extension of your facility or group. Let’s go from chaos to calm and get things done, the Western Way.
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